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‘Then [in 2014] Lugansk plunged completely into full-scale war.’ Rodion Miroshnik (LPR Representative at Donbass Peace Talks) recalls events eight years ago. First, Lugansk refused to recognise the coup d'état in the country; in response, the Ukrainians took up a blockade. For two months, the city lived practically without electricity and communications. Even the water was cut off. The referendum on the region’s independence took place in the context of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. More than 96% of voters were in favour of sovereignty. Today, the LNR celebrates Republic Day with the status of a republic recognised by Russia for the first time. A flag was hoisted solemnly over the city. Russian singers Denis Maidanov, Rodion Gazmanov and Alexander Sklyar, performed in the centre of Lugansk. For an account of the events of 2014 and how Kiev tried to subdue the region by force, see an excerpt from the documentary Donbass War: Summer 2014. #video#Donbass Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary